To go off what the OP said, Escalation Policy states that
Breaking up a Fight: If you witness a conflict in progress or wish to come to the aid of a co-worker, you may follow normal escalation to do so by attempting to shove players apart. You may not take sides in a fight if you do not understand the context for it unless one of the players chooses to intentionally escalates against you.
On another note, I have asked a question that is related to a scenario like this in the past.
This is the context question:
The admin response was:
It’s also important to note that the final post on the player report by the banning admin stated that the Elliot Peters was 10-15 tiles away when Lydia was presumably attacked. It is up to the relevant staff to reassess how important that is, along with the other statements in my post, and whether or not the Rule as Intended regarding valid hunting was truly broken.